Will NASCAR Need to Change the Cup Race Qualifying Format?

The rules changes scheduled for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this season creating reduced engine power with boosted drag and downforce promise to make drafting much more important. It should be such an important factor, in fact, that NASCAR may need to go back to single-car-style qualifying at many tracks for the first time since adopting multi-round group qualifying in 2014 in an effort to prevent drafting during qualifying.